quess who went to Atlanta...

[oceanlover]

Wow, the pictures are so amazing! Thank you so much for sharing them. I'm all the way across the country in California so this is a treat for me.

Why are the leafy sea dragons so expensive to care for?

 

[rbrockm1]

do you think its worth going backstage there. ive been but not backstage

 

[keith burn]

well that's a skimmer...

 

[larryndana]

amazing pictures, i just have to go now.

 

[sk8shorty01]

Originally Posted by ci11337
Wow that place looks great! I finally got my parents to include it on our roadtrip to FL. I cann't wait!

Where are you going on your roadtrip (city)?
That is a nice aquarium, I have been there twice but its an eight hour drive for me! I went during my trips to Atlanta to watch the Braves play at Turner Field... Nice pictures!

 

[doglvr]

Originally Posted by eugenez_21
Dont u just wish u worked there that would so so awsome!!!!!!!

I'd "work" there for free to be involved in the "behind the scenes"
Awesome photos, thanks Justin!

 

[wangotango]

Originally Posted by rbrockm1
do you think its worth going backstage there. ive been but not backstage
wow i thought this thread went to sleep, guess not

the tour was fun, but it seemed like it flew by. i would have liked to have spent more time looking at the filtration etc, and less of the medical/ food wing. but with a mixed audience of reef gurus and know-nothings its probably hard to make a tour that everyone can get something out of.
-Justin

 

[wangotango]

keith: i couldn't even get a picture of how big the skimmer really was, the amount of plumbing above the reef is just crazy! if i had to guess its probably over 7' tall and 4' in diameter.
oceanlover: i guess the seadragons have a very strict diet of live foods that come from their habitat. i dont see why they dont start growing the food at the aquarium if they havent already.
-Justin

 

[ci11337]

Originally Posted by sk8shorty01
Where are you going on your roadtrip (city)?
That is a nice aquarium, I have been there twice but its an eight hour drive for me! I went during my trips to Atlanta to watch the Braves play at Turner Field... Nice pictures!
We're going to atlanta, orlando, and sarasota.

 

[triga22]

The corals that were donated were by the warehouse my lfs gets the fish from. Its called sunpet. They provided half of the fish inverts and corals to the aquarium.

 

[triga22]

Originally Posted by sk8shorty01
Where are you going on your roadtrip (city)?
That is a nice aquarium, I have been there twice but its an eight hour drive for me! I went during my trips to Atlanta to watch the Braves play at Turner Field... Nice pictures!
Go Braves!!!

 

[vpotts28]

Originally Posted by WangoTango
the georgia aquarium was one of the only aquariums that opened debt-free

This is what happens when you have owned 1/2 of home depot and your name is Bernie Marcus, has 2 bil in the bank. Oh and down the street the other half of the home depot ownership owns that little thing called the GA Dome and the Falcons.

 

[wangotango]

Originally Posted by Vpotts28
This is what happens when you have owned 1/2 of home depot and your name is Bernie Marcus, has 2 bil in the bank. Oh and down the street the other half of the home depot ownership owns that little thing called the GA Dome and the Falcons.
it must be nice being rich

. with all of the donations from bernie, it still didnt cover the cost of the entire aquarium. there are a few other sponsors.
gotta love philanthropy

-Justin

 

[kogle]

I was just down there this past weekend and I already want to go back. I took a bunch of pictures but mine didn't turn out that well. I don't see how you got those pictures of the jellies.

 

[oceanlover]

I love the leafy sea dragons but my budget would never allow for a $100,000 annual food bill!
The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Caifornia has them too. They are my very favorite exhibit. I thought they were like seahorses but I'm sure seahorses don't cost $100,000 to fed annually!